Table 1 Descriptive data of included subjects in the study.

From: Bacteroidetes promotes esophageal squamous carcinoma invasion and metastasis through LPS-mediated TLR4/Myd88/NF-κB pathway and inflammatory changes

Demographic characteristic

No. of patients in group:

P value

Control (n = 30)

ESCC (n = 30)

 

Age (year)

 < 50

1

2

0.8430

50–59

3

4

 

60–69

18

19

 

  ≥ 70

8

5

 

Sex

Female

14

9

0.1904

Male

16

21

 

Smoking history

Smoker

17

19

0.6055

Nonsmoker

13

11

 

Drinking history

Drinker

17

21

0.2918

Nondrinker

13

9

 

Stage

I

 

6

 

II

 

13

 

III

 

7

 

IV

 

4